(a) Filing instruments that (i) were required or permitted to be delivered for filing to a filing officer other than the Secretary of State prior to January 1, 2021, (ii) were delivered for filing to a filing officer other than the Secretary of State prior to January 1, 2021, (iii) were accepted by that filing officer and filed by that filing officer prior to January 1, 2021, and (iv) would, if they were delivered for filing on or after January 1, 2021, be required or permitted to be delivered to the Secretary of State for filing shall:
(1) remain in full force and effect until amended, restated, revoked, or otherwise altered by a filing instrument filed with the Secretary of State for that purpose; and
(2) not be affected as to their validity on or after January 1, 2021, solely by reason of the change of location of filings for similar filing instruments on or after January 1, 2021, to the office of the Secretary of State.
(b) A filing entity that has one or more filing instruments that are described in clauses (i) through (iv) of subsection (a) and that are not in the records of the Secretary of State, may, but is not required to, deliver to the Secretary of State for filing on or after January 1, 2021, a certificate of information listing and attaching certified copies of all of the above-described filing instruments of that entity.
Structure Code of Alabama
Title 10A - Alabama Business and Nonprofit Entities Code.
Chapter 1 - General Provisions.
Article 3 - Formation and Governance.
Division A - Formation, Existence, and Certificate.
Section 10A-1-3.01 - Formation and Existence of Filing Entities.
Section 10A-1-3.02 - Formation and Existence of Nonfiling Entities.
Section 10A-1-3.03 - Duration.
Section 10A-1-3.04 - Execution of Certificate of Formation.
Section 10A-1-3.05 - Certificate of Formation.
Section 10A-1-3.06 - Filings in Case of Merger or Conversion.
Section 10A-1-3.07 - Certificate of Existence or Registration.
Section 10A-1-3.08 - Filings Before January 1, 2021.